Doesn't anyone remember when this happened about 10 years ago? Longo was raised a witness, married a nice witness girl, and they had three children. He was also a ministerial servant in the Ypsilanti, Michigan, congregation but disfellowshipped when the elders found out he had been involved in credit card fraud. The murders were shocking beyond belief. He even tied pillowcases to his children's legs and filled them with stone so they would sink when he threw them alive into the bay in Oregon.
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Christian Longo - JW murderer on death row - how he's postponing his execution
by Bonnie_Clyde inhttp://www.nationalreview.com/corner/261598/christian-longos-latest-con-wesley-j-smith .
after 10 years i decided to find out if he was still alive.
this is the guy who strangled his wife and baby and threw his other two children into the bay (oregon).
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Christian Longo - JW murderer on death row - how he's postponing his execution
by Bonnie_Clyde inhttp://www.nationalreview.com/corner/261598/christian-longos-latest-con-wesley-j-smith .
after 10 years i decided to find out if he was still alive.
this is the guy who strangled his wife and baby and threw his other two children into the bay (oregon).
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Bonnie_Clyde
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/261598/christian-longos-latest-con-wesley-j-smith
After 10 years I decided to find out if he was still alive. This is the guy who strangled his wife and baby and threw his other two children into the bay (Oregon). This guy had absolutely no remorse. After the murders he flew to Cancun, posed as a news reporter, and shacking up with an unsuspecting German girl when the authorities came to arrest him. I bet she still has nightmares about this.
Now he's using his desire to help "save lives" by donating his organs--changing the law so that even prisoners can donate. Problem is--the process of execution actually makes the organs unfit. Well, you'll just have to read this article for more details.
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Exciting experience about Amish couple joining JWs - and the shunning begins!
by Bonnie_Clyde inmy daughter is also on her email list.
i believe my daughter has informed her that i dont go to meetings any more, and i think my friend is trying to encourage me.
however, my daughter has shunned me, my husband and her two brothers for almost five years even though none of us are dfd.
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Bonnie_Clyde
I call BS on this story. it sounds too good to be true.
My email said it was from Rio, Wisconsin.
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ASK AN ELDER ABOUT THIS VERSE
by The Searcher inmillions of witnesses believe in "new scrolls", based on the following "spirit directed teachings";.
"will jehovah use his holy spirit in the coming new world?
that spirit will be the force behind the new scrolls that will be opened at that time".
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Bonnie_Clyde
I don't know how many JW's Clyde asked the question, "Where does the Bible say NEW scrolls?" It simply says, "Scrolls were opened." - not NEW. By saying "new", the WT was adding to the word of God.
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Exciting experience about Amish couple joining JWs - and the shunning begins!
by Bonnie_Clyde inmy daughter is also on her email list.
i believe my daughter has informed her that i dont go to meetings any more, and i think my friend is trying to encourage me.
however, my daughter has shunned me, my husband and her two brothers for almost five years even though none of us are dfd.
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Bonnie_Clyde
The following experience was forwarded to me by an old JW friend. My daughter is also on her email list. I believe my daughter has informed her that I don’t go to meetings any more, and I think my friend is trying to encourage me. However, my daughter has shunned me, my husband and her two brothers for almost five years even though none of us are DF’d.
I’m considering responding to this email and sending a CC to my daughter, saying something like, “What a shame that a religion would shun people just because they have a difference of opinion.”
We have had a really exciting experience in our little Congregation which I am happy to now be able to tell you about.
Allen and Mary, an Amish couple in their mid-30's who Kit and Priscilla have been studying with have taken a stand for the Truth and are officially being shunned by the Amish this Sunday. Priscilla first called on Allan and I was along for the RV. I remember when we got back in the car I remarked about what a spiritual person he was and so appreciative of what she showed him in the Bible about Gods Kingdom, but how difficult it would be for any of them to ever come into the Truth almost impossible or so it seemed. It would mean not only changing their beliefs but also the whole way of life including what they do for a living. Kit kept calling on Allan even when Allan asked him never to come back he would send him letters. Finally, Allan answered the letters and a study was started that way. After a lot of emotional turmoil they decided to start studying secretly in person. At first they would come in their buggy at night to our house meeting the Labrenz’s here (they live closer to us and there aren't as many Amish in the area as up at Kits). They would hide their buggy & horse behind the trees and bushes on the south side of the pond. They didn’t want to study in the kitchen because we don't have shades covering the windows. They would give their Bibles and textbook back to Kit until the next week, as they wanted to be able to tell the Bishop that they didn’t have any of our literature in their house (they were asked by them). When they finally got strong enough to keep the literature and study at Kits (we missed them coming here) he bought a cell phone, which is against their ordinances, and they started listening to the meetings.
At the beginning of Dec, they started attending the meetings at the Kingdom Hall. The cong as a whole had no idea that an Amish family was studying, it had to be kept quiet while they were building their spiritual strength. So when they first stepped into the KH you can only imagine how exciting that was for everyone. Allan said he has been looking for this all of his life. He was always frustrated by the lack of spiritual food they received mostly it was all about traditions very much like the Jews. Mary said she would probably have stayed content with what she was except for Allen's need to keep searching and thankfully, she agreed to go along on the journey. They would read their German Bible together but only understanding a few words here and there. They speak a form of German but really don't understand the written German. The Amish discourage strongly the reading of an English Bible, it'll make you go insane, spiritually speaking.
They wanted to sell their home in the heart of Amish country but have not had any real interest; it needed to be sold before their shunning. Now they feel that perhaps Jehovah has something in mind for them. They can be of help to other brave Amish who might be questioning their faith. They still dress as the Amish do; bonnets, long very modest plan
clothes for the women and a beard and black suit, etc. for the men. Allen feels if they make a huge change right away the other Amish in the area will think this is all about rebelling against their tradition of dress and old fashion way of living without cars, etc. Therefore, they will stay "plain people" for a while still using their horse and buggy, of course, when they start in service I think they will be encouraged to change that, but we shall see. I mentioned to him it will be interesting to see how the Amish react to all this when we work the territory on Saturday, he asked with a chuckle, "could I come along?" It is nice to know that he is so willing to share what he knows with others.
Last night an announcement was made that they have told the ministers of the Amish that they are studying the Bible with JW's they will be shunned as of Sunday, they wanted to thank everyone for keeping their studying a secret until they were ready to take a stand. We now can tell others their experience. Everyone clapped and afterwards hugged them! Allan said it was the most emotional meeting and he didn't think he could make a comment, but he did. It was in the part about Cornelius, and the spirit telling Peter to "not doubt at all", that is all he could say. I think he was thinking about how with Jehovah anything is possible, look at them!
This morning Dad is helping Allen deliver washing machines, about 9 of them that he has fixed to various Amish families and that needs to be done before Sunday when the shunning takes place at the church. Being with them is so spiritually up building to everyone and it shows that we can never under estimate the power of Jehovah's holy spirit and what
people will be willing to do to except the freely worship Jehovah.
Love,
*****
PS They are planning on going to Idaho to visit a sister and her husband of Allan's who left the Amish a number of years ago and have since been searching but failing to find what they are looking for spiritually. Dave is going to ask him where his sister lives as we would like to direct them to the nearest KH when they are out there and perhaps get in touch with witnesses that could continue to help that family. I will keep you informed.
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"9/11 was in fact....an Attack on Jehovah's Organization!!"
by RagingBull ingood day,.
this week is the super special week of activity with one of our favorite jw celebrities...the circuit overseer!!!.
in last night's talk, he gave sooooo much encouragement...just hearing him made me want to fall to my knees and worship him!
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Shortly after 9-11 I remember getting one of those emails that circulate about a brother who had turned down an opportunity to work in the WTC in favor of pioneering. How thankful he was that he pursued theocratic interests because otherwise he might have perished!
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Atheists..... throwing the baby out with the bath water ?
by snare&racket inthis saying permeates this forum with higher frequency than most.
despite being an open atheist amongst lots of religious people in my life, i have never been accused of doing this and i have never heard this saying attributed to my choice... appart from here.. i thought it would be best to clarify why i (and i assume others) decided to leave the bible behind after leaving the wt society.. realising the wt society was wrong desroyed my world, for me it meant so much.
i had given so much to it too, it just had to be true!
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It seems to me like there are more atheists on this board (percentage-wise) than there are in general. I talk to many non-jw people in my area (some quite well educated) who believe in God and are quite religious.
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Suicide - How many do you know within the JWs
by Lady Lee inthw wts likes to play games with their statistics.
one interesting but truly tragic is the number of jwhovah's witnesses who commit suicie.. now i suspect that if a person commits suicide shortly before or after they are disfellowshipped then the elders would say that person wasn't a witness or that they had done something so terrible that they were too guilty to admit it and by their action of committing suicide they pretty much declared they were no longer a jw.. yup fancy talk to make sure any crap didn't fall on them.. so my question.. do you know of cases like this?
if so then can you answer a few more questions.. had this person been dfed or in real danger of being dfed or whatever the equivalent is if they were never baptized?.
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Bonnie_Clyde
I personally knew 5 people who committed suicide and one attempted suicide. The attempted suicide person slashed her throat, but later told people she had throat surgery and that's why she has to wear turtle necks even in the summer time. We found out the real reason through her brother.
Also know of 6 people who were murdered by JW's. One killed his wife and three children. Didn't know the killer personally, but my son did.
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Brother Waldo D/O, Circuit Assembly Insights About Education ( College) For JW Boys and Girls.
by Bubblegum Apotheosis ini wanted to share some additional insights from the circuit assembly star player, brother waldo.
when brother waldo was not talking about .
the glory days of being a machinist, he attacked higher education, and how worthless it is.. brother waldo explained in one of his talks, "the.
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Bonnie_Clyde
The point is...the WT needs to stop sticking their nose into other people's business. Whether it is beneficial or not to attend college is up to the family--not a bunch of ****** in Brooklyn.
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Got Disfellowshipped!
by time2keepmoving inwell, i was disfellowshipped about 2 weeks ago.
i was in it for ten years and it was 9 years and 11 months too long.
i honestly don't know why it took me so long to do my research on this organization.
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Every ministry school it was more and more badgering about "how can you increase your time in the FS, how to do more in the FS, starting a doorstep bible study, are you making the most of your return visits, are you doing all you can, are you witnessing informally, are you taking advantage of evening witnessing, can you make it a habit to go out on Sundays" that mess never stopped. I felt like they don't give a woot about me as a person, do they? All they want me to do is slave away in the FS. The heck with what am going through, what am feeling or helping me develop a better personal relationship with God. Just get out there in FS, that's their answer for every single thing! Just read our literature, go to our meetings and get out in FS, that all you need.
This is what started my fade. As I saw my parents getting older, I found there was less and less interest in their welfare. Oh yes, maybe once a year the WT would publish an article about assisting the elderly, but everything else, particularly on the service meeting, was about our ministry. I particularly remember one friend of my bed-ridden mom who told me she would get over to see her but she had to pioneer next month. I thought, "Why couldn't she make visiting my mother part of her pioneer service?" I was also reprimanded by two elders for spending too much time with her when I should be out finding people who had no "hope." I should have told them my mother (and my father) sat in their home "hoping" that someone would come to visit.